استفتائاتIstifta'at
- If a person changes his asset into jewelry and ornaments so that its value does not decrease, does Khums apply to such a property?
- Is it permissible for a person in a non-Islamic country to consider the tax which he pays to his government as their religious dues?
- Is a man’s wife, who has separated from her husband for six months, considered to be divorced?
- Is it permissible to work for a taghoot (unjust or tyrannical) government?
- To, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Hadavi Tehrani (may Allah grant him long life). I am Sayyid Muhammad and I was born in 1995. I became adult exceptionally at 8 according to Islamic standards and as most of my friends and relatives say, I became mentally mature at 13. I began to read psychology and sociology books and I used to give advice to people and youngsters at 13 and I am still doing this. Moreover, I have authored five books on family issues titled “Encyclopedia of Family” (4 volumes) and “Take Marriage Easy” (1 volume). I have also been writing articles on family, social and occasionally political issues. As of now, I have written as many as 100 articles on family related subjects. To be honest, I am very well acquainted with the principles and doctrines of Islam and family law. I have good knowledge of Islamic jurisprudence. At present I am 17 years old and I have full knowledge of fatawa (verdicts) of 35 religious authorities or jurisprudents. I am a religious minded person. I have been in love with my cousin (maternal aunt’s daughter) for the past one year and I am pretty certain that there is no rational, moral or religious objection to my love. I have done Istikhara for five times to make sure she is suitable and appropriate for me. Every time I did Istikhara, it came out excellent. I am certain that my love, which is pure in nature, is a gift of God. It should be noted that I have never been in touch with my cousin during the past one year in which I have fallen in love with her. I haven’t talked to her either. No one knows that I love her. The girl also does not know that I love her. Also, I have not tried to start friendship or establish a secret relationship with her because my knowledge of religious and Islamic issues tells me that such a relationship is illicit. However, I understand that I have pure love for her and I have not committed any error in this regard. Now I am willing to go ahead and send her a proposal for marriage. I would like to ask you whether or not it is appropriate for me to marry her at this age. Is it haram for me to love her? I request you to pray for this union to take place.
- A person’s paternal uncle had infertility problem. When the man’s sister was pregnant, he adopted her male child when she was giving birth to him. The man even got him an ID card with his name registered as his father. Years later, the adopted child’s real father died and his heirs divided his inheritance among themselves excluding the adopted child under the pretext that he was now another man’s son. The child also believed that his maternal uncle was his father. He was working with him and helping the family in earning the livelihood of the family. No one informed him that his maternal uncle was not his real father until his uncle died. Upon his death and when the adopted boy was 25, the heirs gathered and divided his uncle’s estate without including him. They deprived him of his inheritance telling him that he was not their brother’s real child. The question is: He has been deprived of the inheritance by both sides? What are the Islamic and legal rights of such a person? Thanks
- If a Christian girl wants to touch me, should I stop her from doing so?
- If prostate fluid is emitted with urine, does Ghusl-e-Janabat become obligatory?
- I used to work in a store, but the owner decided to fire me without paying me the rest of my money. Is it permissible for me to take some of his property from the store to compensate for what he owes me?
- I am from the Philippines. I don’t have access to a mujtahid to pay my khums to him and I am not sure whether there are deserving Sayyids where I live. To whom am I supposed to pay my khums?
- Can a non-baligh person lead the prayer?
- Can I use the money which I have in Turkish banks to purchase savings bonds and receive interest?
- Can a woman have an extended relationship with others over the internet without her husband’s permission?
- Is it mandatory to pause a little after recitation, before going to ruku’? What is the ruling of the qiyam connected to ruku’?
- Is it forbidden to use vanilla extract?
- Is it permissible to build a mosque in a graveyard?
- What is Islam's ruling on owning a pet wolf?
- Is it permissible for men to wear white gold?
- I am in Saudi Arabia. Here at time of Salah, I feel afraid of offering my prayers in Shia way. Can I fold my hands during prayers?
- What is the ruling on transacting and interacting with the Baha’is?
- Is it permissible for a person to give Khums to his own son who is a religious student?
- I live outside of Iran, my elderly mother resides in Iran and is facing problems related to old age that have made her restless and agitated. Is it a sin to leave my spouse to go and be with my elderly mother so that I can arrange for her comfort during her old age? However, I fear that as a result of my absence, my spouse may fall into sin, what is my duty?
- I am not really willing to convert to Christianity but can I pretend to be Christian simply for getting a passport?
- Is it permissible to evade government tax in non-Islamic countries?
- I found some property, and left my number there and also wrote to the address that was with the property but got no response. Can I use this property for myself?
- Is there any reason for the permissibility of chest beating and self-hitting of some Muslims that is done in Muharram and other times?
- Can we give part of our Khums dues to the poor? Or is it necessary that we should hand it over to the maraje's representatives or the maraje' themselves?
- Is it permissible to slaughter an animal via machine?
- Is it permissible to sell impure things like pork to non-Muslims?
- How can a person, who comes to know later in his life that he had been an orphanage child, know that he is legitimate by birth? What is the Islamic law about his inheritance, parental relationship and mahramiyah?
- A woman and her husband engage in wooing and courtship during engagement period. They do not have sex but they derive other kinds of pleasures from each other. When does it become obligatory for the woman to perform Ghusl-e Janabat? Does mere sexual excitement make Ghusl mandatory? Please explain in brief.
- It has been noticed at times that a man from one family recites the formula of temporary marriage with a girl from another family so as to make the mother of that family his mother-in-law. Thus his visit to that family will be easy and the woman will not have to wear hijab in front of him. It should also be noted that the girl with whom temporary marriage is contracted may even be 5 to 6 years old. Is such a marriage contract especially with a small female child permissible?
- Salamun alaykum. Kindly reply to my questions with a view to the explanations provided below: According to Supreme Leader of Iran, Grand Ayatollah Khamenei, it is not permissible as a measure of obligatory precaution, to turn to an equally qualified Marja (jurist) for Taqlid. Also, I know that Grand Ayatollah Sistani has stated clearly that it is permissible to turn to an equally qualified Marja. Considering that Supreme Leader’s answer is based on precaution and Ayatollah Sistani has an explicit fatwa in this regard, I believe I can refer to Ayatollah Sistani in this regard. Now my questions are as follows: 1. When I refer to Ayatollah Sistani and act according to his fatwa in this regard, do I have to follow him in jurisprudential issues of my concern or I can, as per his fatwa, refer to an equally qualified Marja such as Grand Ayatollah Saafi Gulpaigani or Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi? 2. Keeping in view the above explanation, if I do not follow another Marja instead of Ayatollah Khamenei in issues regarding fasting, does it mean that the new Marja would be my Marja in all jurisprudential issues (i.e. the Supreme Leader will no longer be my Marja) or is it that I will follow him in matters regarding fasting but I will remain a Muqallid of Ayatollah Khamenei in other issues? (In fact, I want to know whether referring to a Marja requires the follower to follow him in all issues or does it mean that he will follow him in one or two issues). 3. If I refer from the Supreme Leader to another Marja in a single issue, can I reverse to the leader following him once again later on or should I follow the new Maraj for ever? 4. On the whole, is he who refers to another Marja supposed to follow the new Marja in one issue only or can he follow him in an entire subject such as fasting or prayer?
- In His Name, the Most High Respected Ayatollah Hadavi Tehrani (may Allah grant him long life), Salamun alaykum You are kindly requested to furnish answers to the understated questions: It happens during our journey to foreign countries including Syria that some tour agencies take passengers for a one day tour to Lebanon. The pilgrims of the shrine of Lady Zainab (sa) are taken to places where they are served with meals from restaurants such as Macdonald’s or from such other American food companies. Keeping in view the fact that this can be a manifestation of helping strangers (non-Muslims) to dominate Muslims, is it permissible for us to buy and consume food products or other things sold by such companies? Please advise us with regard to this issue. May Allah grant you long life.
- Salamun alaykum. 1-I have been suffering from an intestinal problem for the past six years. I have been to more than ten doctors but to no avail. Some say that you have a nervous and irritable bowel. In a nutshell, I am suffering from incontinence and I cannot retain my wudhu because I cannot control my bowl. After I make wudhu, I often break wind even in the middle of two successive prayers. I have not been able to find a cure and it is becoming a source of headache and frustration for me. I am becoming increasingly tired now and I wonder what my religious obligation is. 2- I have problem offering my prayers especially the noon and afternoon prayers. Since these two prayers should be offered in low and whispering voice, I sometimes have to offer my prayers several times because according to Imam Khomeini (ra), if one does not recite even one tašdīd "emphasis", his prayers become void. What is my obligation? I often cannot correctly pronounce the letter “zad” (ض). How do I have to go about it?
- It is known among adherents and practitioners of the religion of Islam that clinking two glasses (or two bottles of wine) together is forbidden even if those glasses contain water. Is it true? What are the reasons behind this prohibition? If striking a glass or glasses with another is forbidden, does it mean that water inside those cups also becomes haram to drink?
- What is the criterion for the Limit of Departure (Hadde Tarakhus)?
- Can clerics and religious scholars spend religious dues given to them by religious authorities (e.g. Sahme Imam and Sahme Sadaat) in their personal lives and for personal needs?
- Salamun alaykum. In the present time, it is very easy to travel to other countries and towns because there are comfortable means of travelling such as airplanes, trains and cars. Is it still obligatory to offer our prayers in short and break our fast?
- If the imam of a jama’ah prayer doesn’t observe the correct recitation in some cases (even after being reminded), is it still permissible to follow him?
- What is the Islamic law about chocolates or other products containing alcohol or gelatin?
- If a woman becomes illegitimately pregnant and her family will undergo severe hardship as a result, is it permissible to abort the baby before spirit has been breathed into it?
- What is the Islamic law about touching the name "Allah" in different languages without Wudhu? What is the ruling about touching the word "Israel" (which means Abdullah)?
- What is the ruling in regards to buying products that help support the interests of the Zionist regime?
- What is Ayatullah Hadavi Tehrani’s view regarding taqlid after the demise of Ayatullah Bahjat?
- Is the consent of the first wife a condition of validity in re-marriage? Is the marriage contract valid if there is no attraction?
- What is the Islamic law about smoking cigarette or hookah?
- Is it permissible to steal from internet websites?
- Is it problematic to work in a place where alcoholic beverages are sold?
- Is stem-cell research haram?